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30 September 1999

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Fifth Meeting

Miami, 27-30 September 1999

PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ

The Fifth Meeting of the FTAA Negotiating Group on Agriculture (NGAG), was held in Miami, Florida from September 27-30, 1999. Delegates from the following countries participated therein: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Subsequently, the NGAG considered its Agenda, which included, as the central topic of the Meeting, the discussion of the Group’s Report to the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC). As a result of the debates, the Group approved its Report to the TNC, for the purpose of providing inputs to this Committee for its report to Ministers for the next Ministerial Meeting, to be held in Toronto, Canada this November.

During the meeting, the Group discussed the organization and the agenda for its future work. It was agreed that the Sixth Meeting of the NGAG will take place in Miami, Florida, in February 2000.

The NGAG´s Agenda of discussions is attached to this Communiqué.


FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Fifth Meeting

Miami, Florida, 27-30 September 1999

AGENDA

  1. Approval of the Agenda
  2. Report of the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Market Access
  3. Report on the Integrated Database provided by the Tripartite Committee
  4. Review of the topics on the Agenda, specifically the proposals that remain pending from the Fourth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Agriculture.
  5. Consideration of the Draft Report that the Negotiating Group must present to the Trade Negotiations Committee, for submission at the FTAA Ministerial Meeting, to be held in Toronto this coming November.
  6. Other Matters
 
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